The offence, under Section 457 of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to 14 years on conviction. Chief Inspector Ismail Mohd Razali proposed bail at RM8,000 for each accused. However, counsel Nelson Anggang and Loretto S. Padua, who represented the trio, applied for a lesser bail amount.

Nuruhuda set April 11- 13 this year for trial and offered Dendiy and Leopold bail at RM2,000 with RM600 deposited with their parents as sureties, while the boy was released on a bail of RM1,500 with RM500 deposited with his parents as sureties. The trio, accompanied by their family and relative members, posted bail.